Changeling Story Basics · 9:38pm Feb 15th, 2017
I decided I'm going to work on the changeling story I've been thinking of. I'll still work on An Unexpected Twilight, and that story is still my focus, but I wanted a new story. This one will have an opposite tone, though I'll still throw in my humor and such. Idea is that it's not long after the season 2 finale(?) where the changelings invade Canterlot. From here we have two options I can think of:
1. Changelings have taken ponies and created a new magic, one that can convert other species into more changelings. This is experimental and doesn't take away the will of those changed. A human, come into the world via changeling experiments in dimension traveling (notes for which were stolen from the Royal Canterlot Archives before the invasion was repelled), is put in one of the pods as an experiment. They wake up as a completely different race and gender (I find the idea of waking up to find your gender is different something that is always great for some fun humor and such. I also believe changelings to have genders in my headcanon) in the middle of an attack. Equestrian soldiers invade the small changeling hive/base and slaughter all there. Main character escapes with a pegusus-mare-turned-changeling and a true changeling. They need to figure out what to do while they are hunted by ponies and cut off from any other changelings.
2. Main character falls through a portal while an experimental pony portal is active. They are mortally wounded and put in the recovered changeling healing pods. Unfortunately it has a side effect of turning them into a changeling and they, with the help of the researchers, learn how to live in their new life.
Obviously I thought the first one out way more. The first option is also likely to be more of a darker adventure story. Anyways what about the character? Should they be a brony or have no idea about anything? And what about changeling culture? Should most changelings be bad? Just Chryssi bad? Or what else? Obviously I still have quite a few things to figure out before I start writing, but I'm open to any suggestions! I promise that any ideas I'm given I'll mention the names of those gave them.
Anyways, see ya next time!
first option- go through this if you will the second human
i am also aware of the authors intentions, so if you would like some heads up, feel free to ask.
second option- not a bad idea.. i have actually not seen it done this way as far as human transformed goes. i say go for it.
I think just Chrissy is bad. The changelings are hive-minded, and are probably dominated by the sheer strength of Chrissy's personality, or something. Changelings like Thorax are rare, and the main reason the others did what they did is because Chrysalis was so sure of victory and their loyalty the she didn't bother to put much thought into controlling them.
Any questions?
4424545 I think a better plan is forming, would you think that the hive mind is something that can be accessed in dreams, or cut away from? And how advanced do you think the changeling society should be? I'm thinking somewhat advanced, though they don't spend much time on architecture.
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The hive mind could be accessed by dreams, but would be incredibly difficult as you would have to fight the collective will of everything in it. And can be cut away from, as Thorax seems to have done, but again, would be difficult unless you had help from within. I would say they are capable of the same level of machinery as ponies, they just don't for some reason.
4425092 Would you mind helping me once I get a good portion of the story written? I'd like to see if it's good
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Sure, as said on my user page, I am an editor, so I can do that too if you like.